#iron sultanate

[tfinnbarr]

Mamluk Faris

[alittlereclusive]

I played a game of trench crusade with a friend earlier tonight. He was on trench pilgrims and I was on iron sultanate. Turn two, he's trying to make an 8" charge with his anchorite into my brazen bull (they only get d3 on the charge because of machine armour, so it was a 50/50). It was a pretty big roll which would be a huge swing either way, either letting the bull run rampant for an additional turn, or the anchorite does anchorite stuff in melee. And, as he's about to make the roll, I shit you not, Holding Out for a Hero comes on in the store's speakers, and the madman makes the charge and proceeds to wreck my bull.

It wasn't hugely unlikely, but it was just so hype.

God I love this game.

[bob-the-seagull-king]

Takwin Homunculus

"In their posts far from the Iron Wall, this division of the venerable House of Wisdom is vulnerable. Thus the Alchemists, their creations, and Kavass protectors of the outpost are become united in a love of violently separating limbs from torsos in explosive glory"

Design for my warband's, Blackwater Crescent, very own homunculus servants. A churning mass of humors and crude oils in their body drugs the mind - replacing existential dread with a pure love of explosive violence against the forces of Shaytan.

[farsight-the-char]

Alchemy, bitch!

[cuttlefishey]

Sinbad and his crew are ready to serve in the name of Allah

[imatsoup21]

This is my first game of TC and I'm so nervous

How do I win guys?

[periodcostumefantasylover]

Perioddramaweek 2023

Day 3: Favorite Costumedesign

Kingdom of Heaven

[real-british-empire]

Game: we recommend you use 10-20 models for your army.

Me, a min maxer after bringing 3 models:

[mjfs-heat-seeker]

Last night’s rampage was just feeding the gays

Kyle Fletcher looking fine as FUCK in his promo AND getting not only a promo but also a fire ass match from MxM collection.

the gay in me was giggling the entire time holy shit dude

[dynamitekansai]

FallonTonight: WWE is a generational family affair for The Rock and Roman Reigns.

[alittlereclusive]

Just finished varnishing some trench crusade minis, so I thought I might post them here.

Some azebs and a sapper, ready to defend the iron wall at the pleasure of the sultan. The picture quality isn't the best, sorry about that but I'm still figuring out the lighting at my new place.

Regardless, I think they turned out pretty well. I was a bit iffy at first and the bronze was way too shiny when I first painted it on, but after dimming it down I think they look pretty good.

[behold-ninja-powah-245]

My idea for a supa strikas arcade game:

Storyline I guess:

Go against random teams to get the super league trophy

Teams:

Supa Strikas

Invincible United

Iron Tank

Grimm

Technicali

Barka

Clube Palmentieri

Hydra

Cosmos

Nakama

The Sultans

Orion

Azul

Cognito

Colossus

Gameplay: Idk. maybe get 10 points to win?

Or maybe get enough points then the opponents in the 3rd quarter I guess

The final match is for the super league trophy. The final opponent will always be supa strikas. If you are playing as supa strikas the final opponent will be invincible united.

Other stuff:

Secret team I guess?:

Supa Strikas but their coach is Supa Fran

Invincible United but their captain is super skarra

All Stars (Bringing Down The House)

Oasis (Mind Over Matador)

And yeah that’s basically it

Lemme know what you think

[farsight-the-char]

++ THE IRON WALL ++

- Art by Artem Demura

.. They said: “O Dhu al-Qarnayn! Lo! Gog and Magog are spoiling the land. So may we pay thee tribute on condition that thou set a barrier between us and them?” He said: “That wherein my Lord hath established me is better than your tribute. Do but help me with the strength of men, I will set between you and them a bank. “Give me pieces of iron” - till, when he had levelled up the gap between the cliffs, he said: “Blow!” - till, when he had made it a fire, he said: “Bring me molten copper to pour thereon.” “And Gog and Magog were not able to surmount, nor could they pierce it.” He said: “This is a mercy from my Lord; but when the promise of my Lord cometh to pass, He will lay it low, for the promise of my Lord is true.” - Surah Al-Kahf

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More lore under the cut

Anchored by the Taurus Mountains to the North and Zagros Mountains in the East, the two horns of the crescent moon, the Invincible Iron Wall of Dhu al-Qarnayn is both the symbol of the Sultanate and the very reason for its existence. Beyond it lies the last and the greatest realm of Those Who Believe. Easily eclipsing all other known Wonders of the World, none who have seen the Iron Wall can ever forget it. Despite centuries of artillery bombardment by Heretic cannons, its surface is untarnished, glittering like a newly-cast steel plating in the morning sun, and at night the manyfold gemstones embedded into its very structure light up in a wondrous show of colour and artistry. Neither the Wall itself nor its gates have ever been brought down, and while some enemies have made it across the Wall to spread death and terror deep into the Sultanate proper, they have always been thrown back.

At regular intervals stand towers and bulwarks erected by the sultans of both past and present, specifically constructed to support the long-range artillery of the Imperial School of Military Engineering. The great spires act as both lookouts as well as minarets for calling the believers to salah five times a day. These constructions, mighty as they may be, are not nearly as durable as the Invincible Iron Wall. They are often under repairs or being rebuilt due to the horrendous damage Heretic artillery and long-range bombers inflict upon them. There are four Great Gates (as well as many lesser ones) roughly corresponding to the four cardinal directions. Each holds a great garrison commanded by a sanjaq-bey (‘Lord of the Standard’) responsible for the security and protection of the trade routes beyond. Despite their formidable constructions, the Sultan’s Pashas know that if one of the Four Gates was ever taken, the Sultanate would be in mortal peril. Thus it is not just Janissaries and a host of Azebs and Sappers that guard the Great Gates, but instead each entrance is also guarded by two takwin creatures of truly colossal proportions: winged beasts with eyes keener than those of any hawk and claws that can tear a Heretic tank in half with a single swipe. Their form was chosen in honour of the legendary buraq that once carried the Prophet. They are not only there to protect the Gates with physical force but also with their wit.

Created with keen intellect, the buraq takwin tests the travellers to the Sultanate with subtle but deeply sagacious perspicacious questions and riddles, exposing Heretic infiltrators and weeding out those who would bring harm to the Believers. Due to their intelligence, the takwin guardians are well-aware of the artificial nature of their being, suffering from the knowledge of their unnatural existence. It is said that they are created as pairs not only for their might but also that they could give solace to each other with deep philosophical discussion and sophisticated poetry, alleviating the pain of their existential horror - for they were created by a man and not by God, and thus can hold no hope of salvation. When there are no passersby travelling through the Gate, their low, rumbling voices echo across the wall as they debate the meaning of the ninety-nine names of Allah, the nature of love or past battles they have engaged in the many years of their existence. Creation and maintenance of even one of these mighty beasts costs the Sultan the yearly income of an entire nāḥiyah, and occupies the finest cadre of the Alchemists of the House of Wisdom for a better part of seven years. It is a price the Sultan is glad to pay for the protection of his people. The bountiful blessings of the Iron Wall are not limited to mere physical protection from the forces of Shaytan: the scholars of the House of Wisdom have laboured for decades to create machines to help maintain and regulate the precipitation within the lands of the Believers, as well as making Sultanate air space exceedingly hard for Heretic aerial forces to harry, due to the high winds that often whip above the spires of the Iron Wall. Here, wondrous devices trap the passing gales and storms, using them to guard their air space against Hell-bombers and long range reconnaissance planes.

[cuttlefishey]

Sinbad and his crew are ready to serve in the name of Allah

[angie-in-a-jail]

I think it'd be funny to see an episode where Sultans and Iron Tank face off. Sultans freeze to death in the Fortress, Iron Tank all pass the hell out in the Goliath, lose-lose scenario I just want to see them all suffer

[yanxioustrikas]

asian / asian-coded characters in supa strikas — part 2

* = headcanon name and flag

btw i’m also including middle eastern characters since the some of them are west asians ;))

lena long 🇨🇳*🇿🇦* (south african by nationality)

ura giri (man i hate his design sm 😭) 🇯🇵

teera wattana (name in comics) 🇰🇷*🇹🇭

ms altivo 🇯🇵* 🇵🇹*

inyo 🇯🇵 🇰🇷*

karl young 🇨🇳*🇸🇬*

the aces 🇲🇾

zoom zahir 🇦🇪 + majority of the sultans fc players

sheikh ali zaman 🇦🇪

ginerva* 🇲🇳*🇩🇪